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Stranger in the House(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-10-03
64%
25 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Annabel Productions
Movie: Stranger in the House
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Loursat
Renée Faure
Fine
Cristiana Réali
Isabelle Loursat
Sébastien Tavel
Manu
François Perrot
Commissaire Bient
Geneviève Page
Bernadette
Sandrine Kiberlain
Marie Maitray
Georges Benoît
L'inspecteur
Robert Hossein
Narrator (voice)
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Overview
Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.
Release Date
1992-10-03
Average
6.4
Rating:
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